torcol fourmilier
\tɔʁ.kɔl fuʁ.mi.lje\
The verdict
“torcol fourmilier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce d'oiseau, picidé de l'Ancien Monde ayant un plumage aux dessins complexes et aux jolies couleurs mordorées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-torcol-fourmilier · torcol fourmilier · French
torcol fourmilier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torcol fourmilier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɔʁ.kɔl fuʁ.mi.lje\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
torcol fourmilier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔʁ.kɔl fuʁ.mi.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d'oiseau, picidé de l'Ancien Monde ayant un plumage aux dessins complexes et aux jolies couleurs mordorées.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for torcol fourmilier, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is torcol fourmilier, spelled T-O-R-C-O-L- -F-O-U-R-M-I-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Espèce d'oiseau, picidé de l'Ancien Monde ayant un plumage aux dessins complexes et aux jolies couleurs mordorées.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how torcol fourmilier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme les autres picidés, le torcol fourmilier a 4 doigts par pattes, 2 en avant et 2 en arrière.
Au nombre de ces oiseaux, les pics: pic épeiche (le plus fréquent dans notre région), pic vert et un proche parent, le torcol fourmilier.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.